# crema
## English
### Pronunciation

* Audio (US):(file)

### Etymology 1

From Italian crema. Doublet of cream, second-etymology crema, and crème.

#### Noun

crema (countable and uncountable, plural cremas)
* The light-colored, orangish head of foam on a cup of espresso.

##### Translations
### Etymology 2

From Spanish crema. Doublet of cream, first-etymology crema, and crème.

#### Noun

crema (uncountable)
* A Mexican foodstuff, the Mexican version of crème fraîche or sour cream. Its fat content is usually higher than that of sour cream, and it is thinner and less sour.

##### Translations
### Anagrams

* Carme, McRae, crame, cream, macer, recam

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈkɾe.mə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈkɾe.ma]
* Audio (Valencia):(file)

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from French crème.

#### Noun

crema f (plural cremes)
* crema catalana (a Catalan dessert)
* pale yellow, the color of crema catalana
* cream (fat part of milk)
    Synonym: nata
* cream (skin product)
* soup with cream
* custard

##### Derived terms

* cremós
* descremar

##### Related terms

* crem

### Etymology 2

Deverbal from cremar.

#### Noun

crema f (plural cremes)
* burn, burning (act or result of burning, e.g. a controlled burn)

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

crema
* inflection of cremar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “crema” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkrɛ.ma/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛma
* Hyphenation: crè‧ma

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from French crème.

#### Noun

crema f (plural creme)
* cream
* custard

##### Usage notes

* panna generally refers to physical cream, while crema refers to the flavor of cream. A pint of creamy gelato would be termed crema and not panna.

##### Derived terms

* crema solare
* cremino
* cremoso
* scremare

##### Descendants

* → English: crema
* → Greek: κρέμα (kréma)
* → Turkish: krema

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

crema
* inflection of cremare:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Anagrams

* carme, marce

## Latin
### Verb

cremā
* second-person singular present active imperative of cremō

### References

* crema in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈkɾẽ.mɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈkɾẽ.mɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈkɾe.ma/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈkɾɛ.mɐ/
* Rhymes: -ɛmɐ
* Hyphenation: cre‧ma

### Verb

crema
* inflection of cremar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Romanian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkrema]

### Noun

crema f
* definite nominative/accusative singular of cremă

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɾema/ [ˈkɾe.ma]
* Rhymes: -ema
* Syllabification: cre‧ma

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from French crème.

#### Noun

crema f (plural cremas)
* cream (cosmetic product)
* (Latin America) cream (dairy product)
    Synonym: (Spain) nata
* soup with cream
* custard
* (Latin America, colloquial) mess, disorder
    Synonym: desorden

##### Derived terms

* crema agria
* crema al cacao
* crema batida
* crema catalana
* crema cortada
* crema de cacao
* crema hidratante
* crema humectante
* crema pastelera
* cremoso
* pastel de crema de Boston
* ponche crema

##### Descendants

* → English: crema
* → Tagalog: krema
* → Turkish: krema

#### Adjective

crema (invariable)
* cream, creamy (cream-colored)

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

crema
* inflection of cremar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Etymology 3

Probably a malapropism of French tréma, from Ancient Greek τρῆμα (trêma, “perforation, orifice”).

#### Noun

crema f (plural cremas)
* (rare) dieresis
    Synonym: diéresis

### See also

Colors in Spanish · colores (layout · text) :
| blanco | gris | negro |
| rojo; carmín, carmesí | naranja, anaranjado; marrón | amarillo; crema |
| lima | verde | menta |
| cian, turquesa; azul-petróleo | celeste, cerúleo | azul |
| violeta; añil, índigo | magenta; morado, púrpura | rosa, rosado |

### Further reading

* “crema”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

### Anagrams

* merca